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RE: David Icke
July 18, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Adrain Hayter -
The thing is it was me being asked, and I do have a reason to believe. If you don't agree, that's fair enough, but in terms of me having a reason to believe, I do.
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RE: David Icke
July 18, 2010 at 5:14 pm
You stated your reason for believing was that you liked the idea, or that it "felt" right. That isn't a reason; at least not a rational one. Rational arguments are based on logical reasoning, and your arguments for why you believe aren't based on sound logic.
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RE: David Icke
July 18, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Adrain Hayter -
I don't mind that.
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RE: David Icke
July 18, 2010 at 5:32 pm
So do you accept that your arguments are not "rational & convincing" then?
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RE: David Icke
July 18, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Adrain Hayter -
They're certainly convincing to me, and coherent. Rational? What does rational mean? Another question : Does it matter to you? What I mean is, would you prefer it if I changed my beliefs or my way of forming them?
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RE: David Icke
July 18, 2010 at 6:30 pm
A rational argument (or belief) is one based on good reasoning and logic.
Does it matter to me? Yes. If you are going to go around saying your belief is "rational & convincing" when you admit that the reason you believe it is because it "feels right" or because you "like it".
I don't care if you change your beliefs or not; I'd prefer you changed your way of forming your beliefs. I don't believe things because I like them (indeed, I have some beliefs I don't like), or because they "feel right". I believe things because they have logical reasoning backing them up.
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RE: David Icke
July 18, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Adrian -
Why does my way of forming my beliefs matter to you? What are the consequences for you?